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MEMPHIS, Tenn. Management of a troubled Memphis apartment building appeared in court Tuesday morning.

FOX13 has been covering the ongoing problems at Serenity Towers on Highland for three weeks.

Residents said they were forced to sleep outside and spoke to FOX13 about issues including no air conditioning, lack of hot water, bed bugs, and other problems.

READ MORE: People sleeping outside due to lack of air at Memphis apartments

In court, management and an attorney representing Serenity Towers told the judge about the progress being made, including restoring A/C to a majority of units and the return of hot water.

Michael McCusker, Assistant Shelby County D.A., said, The hot water was somewhat of a surprise. They reported last week that it will be 14 to 16 weeks before they could get the hot water restored.

McCusker said 240 units out of the buildings 396 have cold A/C.

Its encouraging because some significant progress has been made, he said.

Bed bugs, no A/C and no hot water: Serenity Towers says repairs could take months

Still, theres a lot of work left to be done at the struggling complex.

Over the last few weeks, on extremely hot days, FOX13 has spoken with people who said they slept outside due to some of the units reaching more than 80 degrees.

Judge Patrick Dandridge told management to return to court Thursday morning to give another update on if or when repairs will be complete.

Another issue that needs to be resolved is the infestation of bugs and mold.

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